Never Dream Alone

Love never leaves

I won’t allow you to see my fear.

Its very existence has no place within the illumination of your faith.

For all that you do, and all that you are, you deserve so much more;

More than this dwindling star.

Yet night after night your heart lifts mine, refusing to let it skip a beat.

Together we fill a dream ridden sky with tales of extraordinary hope,

As if our love could save me from imminent recall.

 

I’ve grown so very cold,

Lights have begun to come and go.

Despite these tremors you will never know how scared I am.

Dearest darling, you’ve been so very brave.

You should never have to spill a single tear over my grave.

As I linger in this hazy state under the stars and stories we made

I know you will always be able to find me.

I promise love, you’ll never dream alone.

Author's Note

Thanks for reading. Reviews always welcome.

I train for marathons and fundraise with the Leukemia an Lymphoma Society and was asked to speak about my "reason" as we call it - the person I lost who inspires me to continue hunting for cure. Plus having been potentially diagnosed with a rare disease and being in limbo before it can be fully confirmed and treatment started (there is no cure) this is the piece that came out of those emotions. I was listening to Ashlee Simpsons "Never Dream Alone" when I wrote it.

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"You should never have to spill a single tear over my grave.
As I linger in this hazy state under the stars and stories we made
I know you will always be able to find me.
I promise love, you’ll never dream alone."
An inspiring piece from a an inspired source . Thank you for spreading the love and awareness ...Well penned...:)

[Kristin Lee]

Thanks Sami. Its an issue that's near and dear to my heart.

[Sami Khalil]

Understandable...You are welcome...:)

[Imara]

" ...refusing to let it skip a beat." I love your play on this old phrase.
You did a great job, I can tell it is about someone yet I don't get caught up in that as I can easily apply it to myself and to others. That feeling of being brave even when you're terrified of what is going to happen. I especially love how you also express not only your own bravery but your friends and their never ending faith in you which helps you to be brave. I personally thought that was just wonderful, because sometimes we are only brave for the other person. I can't say to much more that hasn't already been said.
On a more personal note, I think its great that you help fund-raise knowing someone with Leukemia I think that's great :) Also I hope everything turns out best for you in the end, I'm sure you'll be fine and if not you will battle through this to live a long life :) Best wishes.

[s y e]

Wow, after this I had to just take a couple of minutes to let it sink in a breathe. It's a tough thing when you lose someone to a disease actually, losing someone in general is hard but this just seemed to bring over so many emotions, a whole bucket of them and wow, it blew me away. It's a really moving piece. Beautifully written.

~ Noodle.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I'll be honest and say this is not my favourate piece of yours Kristin. I feel it and understand the melancholy theme and its uplifting message but it seems somewhat 'forced' and not the flowing Kirstin I have enjoyed so often. I have noticed everyone talks about the subject when they are unsure of the poem....

[Kristin Lee]

everyone has at least one in the repertoire :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ha! can't say you have had more so you must be right. This site encourages volume so sometimes we write a dog!

[Dhaye]

"Love never leaves..."
"As I linger in this hazy state under the stars and stories we made
I know you will always be able to find me.
I promise love, you’ll never dream alone."

This is a very moving piece. A voice of someone who suffers from an incurable illness who promises his/her everlasting love, which will be there with him/her forever...so that he/she will never dream alone.

Well done, Kristin. :)

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

As if our love could save me from imminent recall. -- what a powerful line...when I read this I literally set back in the chair a little bit and just breathed.

The sentiment in this was evident and strong; the emotion clean and beautiful. I like the bit of imagery that you put in here as well as the description. Well done.

[Kristin Lee]

Thanks :) I played with that particular line a lot, but that was what felt right, truest, with the biggest impact.

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

The idea of "recall" was what hit me the most...a person being "recalled" almost as a piece of machinery...thought provoking.

[Cool Handless Luke]

A beautiful poem that lends it flow very well. Reminds me of the antithesis of something I wrote about dreaming. I like how well you express the love and devotion of these souls. It's not a happy poem .... and yet it is. Thanks for sharing.

[Kristin Lee]

Another ode to the grey :) Thank you very much. Glad you liked it and that you caught that duality to the relationship.

[Astro]

Again you touch upon such heartstrings, leaving a resounding note that bewitches in it's avowal to reach out from death into the realm of dreams. Sweetness with every breath, that is life. The sour taste we sometimes sense somewhere near the back does not exist. It is absence, ignorance, delusion and sickness none of which make for amuse bouche. Keep dreaming many dream along with you.

Incidentally, this is a link to the breakthroughs they are currently making in solving the Leukemia dilemma.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21729104.100-gene-therapy-cures-leukaemia-in-eight-days.html

[Kristin Lee]

Fascinating article! Thanks for sharing. My friend and teammate Karin, just finished her second round of chemo. When we met in 2009 she had just been diagnosed and gone through her first round. She is one reason I fight for a cure. Every time I see something like this it renews my hope for her prognosis.

[Astro]

You are so very welcome, I hope it may end your friends condition too.